Sophie Dupré is a dealer in autograph letters, manuscripts, signed photos and books and literary property. She works from private premises by appointment or over the internet and has a large stock of nearly eleven thousand items in all fields, especially royalty and literature. Sophie Dupré has many framed presentation portraits of European royalty and other world leaders. She has a large collection of cabinet photographs dating from 1870 through 1920 featuring the leaders, celebrities, scientists, artists and writers of the time. Much more than autographs for sale Sophie Dupré's extensive collection is a fascinating window on history.

ON THIS DAY

On this day in 1564 King Philip II joined the Council of Trente. This was the ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church that met at Trent from 1545 to 1563, and defined church doctrine and condemned the Reformation. Philip was King of Spain, Portugal, Naples and Sicily and, during his marriage to Queen Mary I, King of England and Ireland. ......